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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE,        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE,     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            HOLE IN THE FENCE.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
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«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨       THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE:        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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